Current label switching protocols can use routing, address, and address hierarchy information to group flows for cut-throughs that bypass IP forwarding. This paper examines a label switching solution that uses the IP version 6 (IPv6) address structure to classify and cut-through flows based on address hierarchy. The performance of this approach is examined using actual backbone traffic traces w...

Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract This RFC describes IBM's support of Data Link Switching over TCP/IP. The RFC is being distributed to members of the Internet community in order to solicit their reactions to the proposals contained in it. While the issues discu...

We first review the history of MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) in order to later introduce photonic MPLS. As an emerging technology for carrying IP traffic over photonic networks, we next discuss IP over WDM networks based on the MPLS technology (λ-MPLS). Then, an optical code label switching technique and its application to MPLS (OC-MPLS) is introduced. We extensively compare advantages ...

IP over Optical is being envisioned as one of the most attractive architectures for the new Internet. There have been various proposals in IETF and other international standards organizations regarding the interaction of IP routers and Optical core networks. This paper describes the architectural alternatives for the integration of IP and DWDM networks using Multiprotocol Lambda Switching (MPLa...

There has been much discussion about the best way to combine the benefits of new optical circuit switching technology with the established packet switched Internet. In this paper, we explore how electronic and/or optical circuit switching might be introduced in an evolutionary

Key issues in the current development of Internet seem to be its capability to scale and to support new real-time or near realtime applications like videoand audio conferencing. There are two factors that affect these qualities: one is the ability to distinguish which connections should be switched and the other is the effective control over network resources. ATM is a serious attempt to standa...

In this paper we investigate issues related to the integration of QoS capabilities in the framework of IP switching technology. First, we propose an architecture which includes the RSVP protocol with minimal impact on the original structure and protocols of IP switching. This leads us to further investigate the queueing and scheduling mechanisms adopted both at the routing and the switching lev...